Hat and coat holder



Oct. 27, 1931. 1.. KIMBRIG ET AL 1,829,486

HAT AND COAT HOLDER Filed Feb. 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fisfj- Z W0) 2 la K011131276 m 4LV7ZZ V INVENTORS ATTORN EY WITNESS! Oct. 27, 1931. KIMBRIG ET AL HAT AND COAT HOLDER Filed Feb. 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 plnllnlllllllllllnum ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented Oct. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS KIMBRIG, OF BROOKLYN, AND MAX GALUTEN, OZ NEQV YORK, N. Y.

HAT AND COAT HOLDER Application filed February 18, 1929; Serial No. 340,630.

This invention relates to improvements in hat and coat holders for theater seats.

The primary object of the invention resides in hat and coat holder for attachment to the underside of a theater chair by which the occupant of the seat may rid himself of the burden thereof during a theatrical per-' formance or the like, it being appreciated that at'present it is necessary to either check 13 ones cloaks at the usual check rooms provided in such public places, or sit through a performance with the same supported upon ones lap; This invention is designed to overcome these inconveniences.

13 Another object of the invention is to provide a theater chair attachment which is capable of supporting an occupants hat and coat in a manner to be readily accessible, and yet sufliciently out of the way as not to interfere with the passageway between two rows of seats when it becomes necessary for a person to pass an occupied seat in order to reach a vacant seat or pass to the exit' aisle. A further object of the invention is the provision of hat and coat holder for attachment to chair seats now installed in theaters, auditoriums and the like without necessitating alterations in thechair.

A further object is to provide a hat and coat holder which folds flat against the underside of the seat when not in use with the seat in a raised position so as not to obstruct thepassage between two rows of seats. A still further object is the provision of 30 a foldable hat and coat holder which is simple of construction, easy of operation to an operative or inoperative position, and inexpensive of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and 'arrangementof parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fullydescribed, are particularly pointed'out in the appended claims, and are illu rated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a theater chair showing our improved hat and coat holder in use,

Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the seat in a raised position with the attachment folded.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 1 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 4 but showing in dotted lines, the position of the parts with the seat raised to receive a coat. 60

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the attachment per se.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates a chair of the kind usually installed in theaters and 65 like public places which includes a hinged seat 11 which may be swung to a raised position'when not in use and to a substantially horizontal position for use. Our hat and coat holder attachement is shown in its entirety as at 12 as clearly shown in Figure 6 of the drawings and includes a pair of parallel attaching rails 13 having openings 14: therein by which the same are attached to the under- A side of the seat 11 adjacent opposite sides thereof, by passing fastening elements 15 through said openings and into said seat. The forward ends of the rails 13 are provided with downturned eyes 16 while the rear ends terminate in downturned eyes 17. Swingably mounted in the aligned eyes 16 is a U- shape bail or hanger 18, the legs 19 of which terminate in outwardly extending trunnions 20 which extend into the eyes 16. The rails have downwardly extending flanges 19 by which the seatis pivotally connected to the chair body.

Swingingly mounted in the eyes 17 is a substantially V-shaped bail or hanger 20, p the converging legs 21 of which terminate in outwardly extending trunnions 22 which extend into the aligned eyes 17. Pivoted to the V-shape bail or hanger 20 is a plate 23 having openings 24 therein for the passage of v, securing elements which enter a shelf 25. The shelf 25 is constructed of fibre-board and is slightly curved upward toward its front edge wherebv the front is supported on a seat is in a lowered position as shown in Fig- 

